“We are forever grateful to our fans for their support of The Big Bang Theory during the past twelve seasons. We, along with the cast, writers and crew, are extremely appreciative of the show’s success and aim to deliver a final season, and series finale, that will bring The Big Bang Theory to an epic creative close,” WBTV and Chuck Lorre Productions said in a joint statement.

With 279 episodes, the show is the longest-running multi-camera comedy in TV history. It just shot its first episode of Season 12 on Tuesday.

The main cast, including Johnny Galecki, Kaley Cuoco, Jim Parsons, Kunal Nayyar, Simon Helberg and Mayim Bialik are all returning for the show’s final season.

Fans and haters clashed on social media, with some people excited for the show to end, while others said they weren’t ready to see the show go.

I have been a fan of The Big Bang Theory since the beginning. All the hates people are throwing at the show now, seriously? You could have just leave it if it wasn’t your cup of tea. Its been more than a decade and I love it more every season. This finale news is 💔

During its run, The Big Bang Theory earned 52 Emmy nominations and won 10 of them. Despite its multiple awards nods, it has never won top comedy honours. The show was — by far — TV’s No. 1 comedy in North America (including Canada) until it was booted from the top spot by the return of Roseanne.